Calendar-inkstand



(No Model.) V V vJ. G. SMITH.

CALENDAR INKSTAND.

No. 256,396. I Patehted'Apr..11, 1882-.

mv I ATTORNEYS WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

JAMES Gr. SMITH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CAL EN DAR-iNKSTAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,396, dated April 11, 1882.

Application filed June 11, 1881. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES G. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, resident at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Galendar-Inkstands; and I do hereby declare that the following is-a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and .to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation of my device, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section.

This invention has relation to calendar-inkstands; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claimp In the annexed drawings, the letter A designates the inkstand, which is designed usually to be of the conical or pyramidal form, having the usual neck, B.

G represents the base of the inkstand, having around its outer portion a narrow cylindrical hearing, 07, between the beads or sh0ulders e e, on which are the names of the months.

Between the base-bearing d and the neckbcaringB is the side of the stand on which are the numbers of the days of the month,

these being arranged in series of seven, corresponding with the number of days in a week, and separated by horizontal lines or beads g and by radial lines or beads 71, the latter extending to the neck-bearing.

On the base-bearing is placed a covering ring or slide, K, having an opening, I, of sufficient extent to allow one of the names of the months to appear through it. This slide-band is adjustable and may be made of spring metal, so as to be sprung into place.

On the neek-bearingis placed an adjustable neckband, N, having upon it the names of the days of the week, arranged in circular series around said band and corresponding with the radial lines or beads h, which pass between the vertical series of numbers on the upper portion, D, of the stand. The neckband N is designed to be turned so as to bring the proper day of the week to the first of the month, and the cover-band Kturned so that the name of the current month will appear through its JAMEs G. SMITH.

Witnesses:

HENRY GOLDSMITH, Kr'r'rrn J. SMITH. 

